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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Tell me if this scenario sounds familiarYou woke up this morning late, so you jumped out of bed, got ready quickly and ran out of the house.No time to walk to the train station, you hop in the car instead; don't forget to stop for a coffee and a breakfast sandwich at Starbucks since you didn't have time to eat at home. Grab a bottle of water too, since you're really thirsty.Of course that's not going to keep you full ALL day, when your tummy grumbles at noon you run out and grab lunch since you hadn't managed to pack one that morning (and darn it, you were just so busy last night!). Don't forget to grab a drink with your lunch!With the work day through, you head home and then straight to the grocery store. "Are you a points member" they ask?... No. "It's free and it only takes a minute"... I just don't have time.You head home, looking back on your day favorably. You ate good food, had a productive day at work, the cute barista winked at you in the morning...It's too bad you just lost SO much money!

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Of the 7 days of the week, we only get 2 to enjoy ourselves, get stuff done, clean, shop, see friends and family... and then before you know it it's Monday and you're back to the grind!Well today, I want to share with you how to make the MOST of your weekends, to maximize on fun and effectiveness, so you always feel accomplished rolling into your week!

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

One of the annoying things about becoming an adult is that you look back on all the advice your parents gave you (and you ignored) and realized they were 100% right.I can't even tell you how many times over the past five-or-six years that I've had a "If I'd listened to my parents, I could have skipped all that nonsense I just put myself through" moment.Of course, part of growing up is figuring stuff out for yourself, but I am so much more willing now to seek out my parents advice than I ever was as a teenager or university student.There is one thing though, one piece of advice that to this day I tell my mother she is wrong about."Laura" she'd say to me, "when you're on a date with a man, never order anything messy. The last thing you want is for his first impression of you to be anything but ladylike."I disagree entirely with this statement, which is why I always order the same thing on a first date:Chicken Wings.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

In these early days of the new year, glistening with opportunity and hope, many people are still working on their resolutions. If you're anything like me this might include something like “working on a happiness project” or “learning to appreciate the good more”. In fact, life/self-improvement is second only to fitness goals when it comes to making a new years pledge.Frankly, with a year like 2016 behind us (oy-vey!) I think we could all use a little bit more happy in our lives. Today I’d like to share with you my favourite tool to recognizing that feeling:A happiness journal.